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109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 109–296 

RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 

STATES TO PROVIDE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CERTAIN 

DOCUMENTS IN HIS POSSESSION RELATING TO THE ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2005.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BOEHLERT, from the Committee on Science, 

submitted the following 

ADVERSE REPORT 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

[To accompany H. Res. 515] 

The Committee on Science, to whom was referred the resolution 

(H. Res. 515), of inquiry requesting the President of the United 

States to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to the anticipated effects of climate 

change on the coastal regions of the United States, having considered the same, report unfavorably thereon without amendment and 

recommend that the resolution not be agreed to. 

CONTENTS 

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I. Purpose of the Bill ...................................................................................... 2 

II. Background and Need for the Legislation ................................................ 2 

III. Summary of Hearings ................................................................................. 2 

IV. Committee Actions ...................................................................................... 2 

V. Summary of Major Provisions of the Bill .................................................. 2 

VI. Committee Views ........................................................................................ 3 

VII. Compliance with Public Law 104–4 (Unfunded Mandates) .................... 3 

VIII. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................... 3 

IX. Statement on General Performance Goals and Objectives ...................... 3 

X. Constitutional Authority Statement .......................................................... 3 

XI. Federal Advisory Committee Statement ................................................... 3 

XII. Congressional Accountability Act .............................................................. 4 

XIII. Committee Recommendations .................................................................... 4 

XIV. Minority Views ............................................................................................ 5 

XV. Proceedings of Full Committee Markup .................................................... 7 

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I. PURPOSE OF THE BILL

House Resolution 515 requests the President of the United 

States to provide to the House of Representatives, not later than 

14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, all documents 

(including minutes and memos) in his possession relating to the effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United States 

produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA), the National Weather Service, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Assessment Synthesis Team, and the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 

II. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION

House Resolution 515 is a resolution of inquiry, which, pursuant 

to rule XIII, clause 7, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 

directs the Committee to act on the resolution within 14 legislative 

days, or a privileged motion to discharge the Committee is in order. 

Under the rules and precedents of the House, a resolution of inquiry is the means by which the House requests information from 

the President of the United States or the head of an executive department. According to ‘Deschler’s Precedents,’ it is a ‘simple resolution making a direct request or demand of the President or the 

head of an executive department to furnish the House of Representatives with specific factual information in the possession of 

the executive branch.’

III. SUMMARY OF HEARINGS

The Committee held no hearings on the resolution. 

IV. COMMITTEE ACTIONS

On October 26, 2005, Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio introduced H. Res. 515, which was referred to the Committee on 

Science. 

On November 9, 2005, the Committee on Science met to consider 

H. Res. 515. No amendments were offered. The resolution failed on 

a recorded vote of 11 yeas to 16 nays. 

Mr. Ehlers moved that the Committee adversely report the resolution to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 

not be agreed to and that the staff be instructed to prepare the legislative report and make necessary technical and conforming 

changes. With a quorum present, the motion was agreed to by voice 

vote. 

V. SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

House Resolution 515 requests the President of the United 

States to provide to the House of Representatives, not later than 

14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution, all documents 

(including minutes and memos) in his possession relating to the effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United States 

produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA), the National Weather Service, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Assessment Synthesis Team, and the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 

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VI. COMMITTEE VIEWS

The resolution seeks information the President has relating to 

climate change. However, it is not clear what documents the sponsors of the resolution are seeking, why the sponsors are seeking the 

documents, the degree to which the information they seek can be 

achieved more easily through other means or even is publicly available, or what decisions the President has made with the documents 

that justify a resolution of inquiry. The Committee further believes 

that the resolution is so broadly worded as to capture almost any 

document relating to climate change within a significant portion of 

the executive branch. 

The amount of data the federal agencies have produced ‘‘relating 

to the effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United 

States’’ is enormous. The United States has invested heavily for 

over 15 years in efforts to understand the highly complex physical 

phenomenon that is the Earth’s climate, how and why it is changing, and what effects those changes may have. 

The Administration estimates that these efforts are funded at approximately $3 billion a year. More than a dozen agencies are involved. For example, NASA launches research satellites to detect 

trace greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. NSF makes thousands 

of grants to individual researchers in universities across the nation 

who study climate change. NOAA’s research labs try to better understand the carbon cycle, the role of the oceans in climate, and the 

gaseous content of the atmosphere. And USGS produces high resolution maps showing precisely how every acre of the U.S. coast 

rises from the sea. 

The Committee believes that complying with this resolution 

would require enormous resources to no apparent end. Complying 

with the resolution would not advance any public policy goal. 

Therefore, the Committee believes that such a resolution must be 

reported adversely and not brought before the House. 

VII. COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

H. Res. 515 contains no unfunded mandates. 

VIII. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee held no oversight activities with respect to clause 

3(c)(1) of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

IX. STATEMENT ON GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The rule requiring a statement of performance goals and objectives is inapplicable. 

X. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States 

grants Congress the authority for H. Res. 515. 

XI. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

H. Res. 515 does not create any advisory committees. 

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XII. CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

The Committee finds that H. Res. 515 does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104–1). 

XIII. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

On November 9, 2005, a quorum being present, the Committee 

on Science adversely reported H. Res. 515, by voice vote. 

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XIV. MINORITY VIEWS 

We fully recognized this Resolution would not receive favorable 

consideration by this Committee or the House of Representatives. 

We supported the Resolution in Committee to send a message regarding our broader concerns about the lack of cooperation this Administration has demonstrated repeatedly with respect to supplying accurate and complete information in a timely fashion to the 

Congress. 

We have a responsibility to oversee the programs and policies authorized by Congress. We cannot fulfill that responsibility if the 

Administration does not act in a forthright manner to supply information about the expenditures and activities of the programs they 

are managing. 

We simply cannot agree with the Chairman’s assertion during 

the markup of this Resolution that our requests for information 

have been responded to in a thorough and timely fashion either in 

this Committee or in the Congress more broadly. 

To cite just a few examples within the Committee’s jurisdiction, 

requests for information from NASA on such topics as the Space 

Station Contingency Plan and their Strategic Resources Review received vague responses containing little substance. An information 

request dating back to 2002 on the plan for addressing the Soyuz 

in relation to NASA’s decision to cancel the U.S. crew return vehicle in 2002 and the requirements of the Iran Nonproliferation Act 

received a response in the form of a suggested amendment to the 

INA just this year. 

As Ranking Member Representative Bart Gordon indicated in his 

opening statement, we do not wish to dwell on the past experiences 

with information requests. We want to work with our Republican 

colleagues and the Administration to fulfill our obligation to the 

public to oversee the programs in our charge and to develop good 

public policy. We must have good information supplied in a timely 

fashion to accomplish this important goal. 

BART GORDON. 

JERRY F. COSTELLO. 

LYNN C. WOOLSEY. 

DAVID WU. 

BRAD SHERMAN. 

RUSS CARNAHAN. 

BRIAN BAIRD. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON. 

MICHAEL M. HONDA. 

DENNIS MOORE. 

BRAD MILLER. 

MARK UDALL. 

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SHEILA JACKSON-LEE. JIM COSTA. JIM MATHESON. CHARLIE MELANCON. 

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XV. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP 

ON H. RES. 515, OF INQUIRY REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE TO THE 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 

IN HIS POSSESSION RELATING TO THE ANTICIPATED 

EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARKUP ON H. RES. 515, OF INQUIRY REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 

STATES TO PROVIDE TO THE HOUSE OF 

REPRESENTATIVES CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 

IN HIS POSSESSION RELATING TO THE ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 

ON THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE UNITED 

STATES 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2005 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, 

Washington, DC. 

The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:10 a.m., in Room 

2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Sherwood L. 

Boehlert [Chairman of the Committee] presiding. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. The Committee on Science will come to 

order. 

Pursuant to notice, the Committee on Science meets to consider 

the following measure: H. Res. 515, of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United 

States. I ask unanimous consent for the authority to recess the 

committee at any point during consideration of these matters and 

without objection, it is so ordered. 

Let us proceed with the markup, and I will start with an opening 

statement. The question is, is this markup really necessary, and 

the answer is yes and no. I want to welcome everyone here. I wish 

we didn’t have to take time for this resolution but under rules of 

the House, committees must act on resolutions of inquiry within 14 

days or they can be brought up under a privileged motion on the 

House floor, and I certainly don’t want to be responsible for the 

whole House having to devote time to this measure when there are 

so many other pressing matters on our agenda. 

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I want to make it clear at the outset that any debate or vote on 

this measure should not be seen as any kind of a barometer on 

what the House thinks or is willing to do about global climate 

change. You know where I am coming from. Personally, I know it 

is for real. That is what the scientific consensus tells us. I know 

man has contributed to it. There is no doubt in my mind about 

that, and I noticed just the other day, even the National Association of Evangelical Churches has been saying publicly that our 

stewardship of this planet Earth is critically important and we better get on dealing with sensitive subjects. Personally, I support 

mandatory caps on carbon dioxide and I think there is growing concern around the country about climate change, and let me say I am 

particularly proud of my green credentials and I think there is no 

one who is more outspoken about the need to address the environment in a meaningful, responsible way. 

But I don’t think this resolution would advance the debate on climate change one iota. Rather, the solution is broadly drafted and 

excuse me for suggesting this, but a partisan political ploy that 

tries to create an artificial issue about documents. I don’t know 

how that helps anyone. I don’t see how that significantly advances 

the debate. 

It is difficult even to determine how anyone would comply with 

the resolution. What documents are being sought? Every administration document relating to climate change and U.S. coasts? How 

many truckloads of material would that require? 

What would we do with the information if we got it? What would 

we find? What new insight would we arrive at concerning climate 

change or climate policy? The resolution reminds me about the old 

line about dogs chasing cars. What would they do if they actually 

caught one? What would anyone do if this resolution succeeded? 

Let me tell you how I try to be guided in dealing with a subject 

like global climate change. I try to listen more than I talk, listen 

to the National Academy of Science, listening to eminent scientists 

in the field and I don’t just listen to the people who happen to 

agree with the conclusion I have arrived at. I listen to the people 

on the other side of the argument. And you know what? The people 

on the other side of the argument are dwindling to a few and the 

consensus is growing on the side of the argument that this is for 

real and we have to deal with it in a responsible way. 

The more I have read the short resolution, the more baffling I 

find it. Information on the potential impact of climate change on 

U.S. coasts is readily available. The potential impacts of climate 

change on coastal areas are the subject of countless scientific papers. This Committee more than any other committee of the Congress knows that. 

So what prompted this? Has anyone sought specific documents 

for specific reasons under standard procedures and been denied? 

Not that we know of. 

But then again, there is not much that we know of related to this 

resolution because it was introduced without any serious discussion 

with me and I do want to point out that the author extended the 

courtesy to me to personally present to me a copy of the resolution 

so I wasn’t blindsided, but there was no, you know, serious discussion. 

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By now, I assume no one has any doubts about where I stand 

in the matter. Now, there is division on both sides of this on that 

sensitive subject but no one should have any misunderstanding 

about my position. It is for real. We have got to deal with it in a 

meaningful way. I don’t just say that to the press. I have said it 

to the President of the United States in one-on-one meetings with 

him. 

I should add that we hope to have a subcommittee hearing on 

the subject next month on the Administration’s draft Climate 

Change Technology plan. That is something we are following very 

carefully. 

So we will continue to work on this important issue unimpeded, 

I hope, by gamesmanship. That offers nothing of substance to the 

ongoing discussion that has to engage more of us all the time. 

[Statement of Mr. Boehlert follows:] 

OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN SHERWOOD BOEHLERT FOR MARKUP ON H. 

RES. 515 

I want to welcome everyone to what I hope will be a brief mark-up of what I see 

as a frivolous resolution on a serious subject, global climate change. I wish we did 

not have to take time on this resolution, but under the rules of the House, Committees must act on resolutions of inquiry within 14 days or they can be brought up 

under a privileged motion on the House floor. And I certainly don’t want to be responsible for the whole House having to devote time to this measure. 

I want to make clear at the outset that any debate or vote on this measure should 

not be seen as any kind of barometer of what the House thinks, or is willing to do 

about, global climate change. Personally, I support mandatory caps on carbon dioxide, and I think there is growing concern about climate change around the country. 

But I don’t think that this resolution would advance the debate on climate change 

one iota. Rather, this resolution is a broadly drafted, partisan political ploy that 

tries to create a phony issue about documents. I don’t see how that helps anyone. 

It’s difficult even to determine how anyone would comply with the resolution. 

What documents are being sought? Every Administration document related to climate change and U.S. coasts? How many truckloads of materials would that be? 

Moreover, what would we do with this information if we got it? What would we 

find? What new insight would we arrive at concerning climate change or climate 

policy? The resolution reminds me about the old line about dogs chasing cars: What 

would they do if they caught one? What would anyone do if this resolution succeeded? 

The more I’ve read this short resolution, the more baffling I’ve found it. Information on the potential impact of climate change on U.S. coasts is readily available. 

The potential impacts of climate change on coastal areas are the subject of countless 

scientific papers. 

So what prompted this? Has anyone sought specific documents for specific reasons 

under standard procedures and been denied? Not that we know of. 

But then again, there’s not much that we know of related to this resolution because it was introduced without any discussion with me, even though, under House 

rules, it has to move swiftly. This is not the way things work around here if one 

wants to solve a problem rather than try to score a political point. 

By now, I assume no one has any doubts about where I stand on this matter. I 

urge my colleagues to swiftly defeat this resolution so this Committee can return 

to more worthy business—including looking further into climate change. I should 

add that we hope to have a subcommittee hearing in the next month on the Administration’s draft Climate Change Technology Program plan. 

So we will continue to work on this important issue—unimpeded, I hope, by political gamesmanship. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. With that, the Chair is pleased to recognize Mr. Gordon. 

Mr. GORDON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for 

scheduling this meeting on House Resolution 515. Anyone who has 

spent time with you on the Science Committee knows you have a 

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sincere interest in the issue of climate change. You have always addressed this issue in a thoughtful and serious, bipartisan fashion 

and I know that your green slip is particularly showing this week 

on votes that will be coming up soon. 

In general, our Committee has demonstrated bipartisan support 

for a wide variety of climate science and energy research programs 

at many of the agencies in our jurisdiction, and like you, I believe 

we need strong science programs and strong analysis to assess the 

magnitude and possible impacts of a shift in the Earth’s climate. 

Good information is an essential ingredient in the development of 

good policy. 

I believe you would agree, it is not enough to just fund strong 

science programs and it is not enough just to produce scientific results and analysis. 

To stimulate debate and craft good policy, information must be 

made public. 

Unfortunately, this Administration at times has not regarded 

Congress and the public as true partners in crafting the policy directions of this country. 

Let us face it—sharing information with Congress and the public 

has not been this Administration’s strong suit. Individual Members’ and Committees’ requests for information have not received the serious attention and responses that we must have to fulfill our responsibility to oversee the programs and policies we authorize. 

As a result, some Members are resorting to introducing resolutions of inquiry to send a message to the Administration. The message is simple. Respond to our requests and provide the Congress 

with the information and analysis we require to serve our constituents. We want solid, unbiased factual information, not selective information that has been manipulated to serve a narrow political interest. 

Whether we are talking about climate change or the cost of a 

Medicare prescription drug plan, Congress must have good information. 

Mr. Chairman, we all know this Resolution will go no further 

than this Committee meeting today. However, I am supporting the 

resolution to send a message to the Administration. 

I do not want to dwell on past mistakes, but I think we should 

learn from them. 

I hope the Administration will in the future cooperate with Congress and provide information in a timely fashion. We must work 

together to face up to our nation’s challenges and to develop clear 

policies to address them. 

I want to work with you and the Administration to ensure we 

give the American people the good public policy they deserve. 

[Statement of Mr. Gordon follows:] 

OPENING STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE BART GORDON, RANKING MEMBER

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for scheduling this meeting on House Resolution 515. 

Anyone who has spent time with you on the Science Committee knows you have a 

sincere interest in the issue of climate change. You have always addressed this issue 

in a thoughtful, serious, bipartisan fashion. 

In general, our Committee has demonstrated bipartisan support for a wide variety 

of climate science and energy research programs at many of the agencies in our jurisdiction. Like you, I believe we need strong science programs and solid analysis 

to assess the magnitude and possible impacts of a shift in the earth’s climate. Good 

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information is an essential ingredient in the development of good policy. I believe 

you would agree, it is not enough to fund strong science programs. It is not enough 

to produce scientific results and analyses. 

To stimulate debate and craft good policy, information must be made public. Unfortunately, this Administration—at times—has not regarded the Congress and the 

public as true partners in crafting the policy directions for this country. Let’s face 

it—sharing information with Congress and the public has not been this Administration’s strong suit. Individual Members’ and Committees’ requests for information 

have not received the serious attention and responses that we must have to fulfill 

our responsibility to oversee the programs and policies we authorize. 

As a result, some Members are resorting to introducing Resolutions of Inquiry to 

send a message to the Administration. The message is simply this. Respond to our 

requests and provide the Congress with the information and analyses we require to 

serve our constituents. We want solid, unbiased factual information, not selective 

information that has been manipulated to serve a narrow political interest. Whether 

we are talking about climate change or the cost of a Medicare prescription drug 

plan, Congress must have good information. 

Mr. Chairman, we all know this Resolution will not go any further than this Committee meeting today. However, I am supporting the Resolution to send a message 

to the Administration. I do not want to dwell on past mistakes, but I think we 

should learn from them. I hope the Administration will, in the future, cooperate 

with the Congress and provide information in a timely fashion. We must work together to face our nation’s challenges and develop clear policies to address them. I 

want to work with you and the Administration to ensure we give the American people the good public policy they deserve. 

[Statement of Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson follows:] 

STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member. 

As the Science Committee marks up H. Res. 515 today, I would like to voice my 

support of this bill. This resolution of inquiry requests the President to provide to 

the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the United States. 

In my District of Dallas, Texas, climate change and global warming are very important issues. Texas is known for its hot summers and also for its poor air quality. 

On top of that, Texas has some of the highest rates of uninsured individuals in the 

nation. Poor quality and poor access to health care are a dangerous combination. 

Americans everywhere deserve to know how climate change will affect their health 

and daily lives. 

This resolution sends a strong message to the Administration to come clean to the 

American people about what it knows about climate change. 

I join 149 of my colleagues in supporting this H. Res. 515. 

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. Thank you very much. And as usual, the 

very distinguished gentleman from Tennessee and I find ourselves 

in basic agreement. We need information in order to have informed 

decision making. I can speak on a lot of subjects but the subject 

of the moment, I have had no difficulty in getting information from 

the Administration. The only difficulty I have encountered is that 

that information leads me to a somewhat different approach in 

dealing with a subject but no difficulty. 

I have had no difficulty talking directly to the President of the 

United States on this subject to the point where I was in a meeting 

with him on a very sensitive issue, CAFTA, in which we were all 

lobbied and lobbied right up to the 11th hour and 59th minute, and 

in the Oval Office, we were talking about CAFTA, and he paused 

and the President looked at me and he said, ‘‘Did you read my 

speech to the G–8 on global warming,’’ and I said ‘‘Well, I have to 

confess, Mr. President, I don’t read all your speeches. I read reports 

of it.’’ He said, ‘‘Well, you ought to read it. It will be interesting.’’

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esting speech. But you all know that on some of these environmental issues, the Administration and I don’t always march down 

the same path but I have had no difficulty in getting information 

from the Administration and I would think that this committee can 

point with pride to a record, when we have requested information, 

we have received it—bipartisan requests. It hasn’t always been as 

timely as we would like but I understand that. 

Quite frankly, the Administration just doesn’t stop everything 

when they get a request from Boehlert or the Science Committee 

and say well, we have got to accommodate him. I understand that. 

But well, that is enough said. Let us proceed with the markup, 

and here is where we are. We will now consider H. Res. 515, of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide to 

the House of Representatives certain documents in his possession 

related to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal 

regions of the United States. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution is considered as read and open to amendment at any point, 

and without objection, it is so ordered. 

[H. Res. 515 follows:] 

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Chairman BOEHLERT. Are there any amendments? Hearing none, 

the vote then is on the resolution. H. Res. 515, of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to provide to the House of 

Representatives certain documents in his possession related to the 

anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal regions of the 

United States. All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed will 

say no. In the opinion of the Chairs, the no’s have it. 

Mr. GORDON. Mr. Chairman, we would request a recorded vote. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. The gentleman requests a recorded vote. 

The Clerk will call the roll. 

The CLERK. Mr. Boehlert. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Boehlert votes no. Mr. Hall. 

Mr. HALL. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Hall votes no. Mr. Smith. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Weldon. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Rohrabacher. 

Mr. ROHRABACHER. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Rohrabacher votes no. Mr. Calvert. 

Mr. CALVERT. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Calvert votes no. Mr. Bartlett. 

Mr. BARTLETT. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Bartlett votes no. Mr. Ehlers. 

Mr. EHLERS. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Ehlers votes no. Mr. Gutknecht. 

Mr. GUTKNECHT. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Gutknecht votes no. Mr. Lucas. 

Mr. LUCAS. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Lucas votes no. Mrs. Biggert. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. No. 

The CLERK. Mrs. Biggert votes no. Mr. Gilchrest. 

Mr. GILCHREST. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Gilchrest votes no. Mr. Akin. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Johnson. 

Mr. JOHNSON. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Johnson votes no. Mr. Forbes. 

Mr. FORBES. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Forbes votes no. Mr. Bonner. 

Mr. BONNER. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Bonner votes no. Mr. Feeney. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Inglis. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Reichert. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Sodrel. 

Mr. SODREL. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Sodrel votes no. Mr. Schwarz. 

Mr. SCHWARZ. No. 

The CLERK. Mr. Schwarz votes no. Mr. McCaul. 

Mr. MCCAUL. No. 

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The CLERK. Mr. McCaul votes no. Mr. Gordon. 

Mr. GORDON. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Gordon votes yes. Mr. Costello. 

Mr. COSTELLO. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Costello votes yes. Ms. Johnson. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Ms. Woolsey. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Ms. Hooley. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Udall. 

Mr. UDALL. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Udall votes yes. Mr. Wu. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Honda. 

Mr. HONDA. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Honda votes yes. Mr. Miller. 

Mr. MILLER. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Miller votes yes. Mr. Davis. 

Mr. DAVIS. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Davis votes yes. Mr. Carnahan. 

Mr. CARNAHAN. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Carnahan votes yes. Mr. Lipinski. 

Mr. LIPINSKI. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Lipinski votes yes. Ms. Jackson Lee. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Sherman. 

Mr. SHERMAN. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Sherman votes yes. Mr. Baird. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Matheson. 

Mr. MATHESON. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Matheson votes yes. Mr. Costa. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Green. 

Mr. GREEN. Aye. 

The CLERK. Mr. Green votes yes. Mr. Melancon. 

[No response.] 

The CLERK. Mr. Moore. 

[No response.] 

Chairman BOEHLERT. The clerk will report. 

The CLERK. Mr. Chairman, yes, 11, no, 16. 

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Chairman BOEHLERT. The motion is defeated. I recognize Dr. 

Ehlers to offer a motion. 

Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee adversely report H. Res. 515 to the House with a recommendation 

that the resolution not be agreed to. Furthermore, I move that staff 

be instructed to prepare the legislative report and make necessary 

technical and conforming changes. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. The question is on the motion to report the 

resolution adversely. Those in favor of the motion will signify by 

saying aye. Opposed, no. The ayes have it and the resolution is adversely reported. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid 

upon the table. Before moving on, I ask unanimous consent that 

Mr. Rohrabacher be permitted to have an article he wants inserted 

into the record. 

[The article follows:] 

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Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, the article is an interview 

with America’s premiere meteorologist, William Gray, dealing with 

the issue of global warming suggesting that people did not get contracts for a number of years who disagreed with the global warming theory. This man himself debunks that theory. I would suggest 

all of us take a look at it if we are open minded on the issue and 

insert it in the record, please. 

Chairman BOEHLERT. We will be glad to consider the minority 

scientific view. I move that members have two subsequent calendar 

days in which to submit supplemental minority or additional views 

on the measure. Without objection, so ordered. I want to thank the 

members for their attendance. This concludes the committee markup. 

[Whereupon, at 10:27 a.m., the Committee was adjourned.] 

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